Louisville upsets Michigan State
Ryan McMahon made two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining in overtime before Jordan Nwora made one with 3.1 seconds left to seal it as host Louisville defeated No. 9 Michigan State 82-78 on Tuesday night.
McMahon scored all seven of his points in overtime on free throws to finish with a career-high 24 points. Nwora’s clinching free throw followed his three-point basket with 2 minutes 5 seconds left that gave the Cardinals (4-2) the lead for good.
The Spartans (5-2) had a chance to get close with Joshua Langford (15 points) at the free-throw line. But he missed the first of two free throws with 4.2 seconds left and failed to hit the rim on an intentional miss, a violation that gave Louisville the ball and led to Nwora’s free throw. Louisville won despite shooting 40% and getting outrebounded 47-30.
“It was a game of inches,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. “We just did some things that weren’t good enough to win. It’s a game of inches and we didn’t value the inches. Give them credit, they hit some shots and made some plays. We just made some uncharacteristic ridiculous plays.”
at No. 3 Duke 90, Indiana 69: Zion Williamson scored 25 points and RJ Barrett had 22 for the Blue Devils (6-1), who bounced back from a loss to Gonzaga. The Blue Devils never trailed, shot 52% and turned a seasonworst 20 turnovers by Indiana into 24 points. Romeo Langford scored 13 points on three-for-15 shooting to lead the Hoosiers (5-2).
No. 5 Nevada 79, at Loyola Chicago 65: Caleb Martin had 21 points and twin brother Cody Martin scored 20 to lead the Wolf Pack (7-0), who led 44-28 after the first half. Marques Townes had a season-high 24 points for the Ramblers (4-3).
at Penn State 63, No. 13 Virginia Tech 62: Myreon Jones scored 18 points, including 13 in the second half, to lead the Nittany Lions (4-2), who ended the Hokies’ winning streak at five games. It was Penn State’s first victory over a nonconference top-25 team at home in 20 years. Justin Robinson led the Hokies (5-1) with 19 points.
at No. 14 Iowa 69, Pittsburgh 68: Freshman guard Joe Wieskamp had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Nicholas Baer scored 16 points and the Hawkeyes (6-0) picked up their third victory over a power program this season. The Panthers (6-1) missed two shots in the final 10.4 seconds that would’ve given them the upset victory.
at No. 22 Wisconsin 79, North Carolina State 75: Ethan Happ had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Badgers (6-1) withstood the Wolfpack’s in-your-face defense to rally for the victory. Brad Davison made two free throws with eight seconds left to give Wisconsin a fourpoint lead. Markell Johnson had 21 points for the Wolfpack (6-1).